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Legality, in respect of an act, agreement, or contract is the state of being consistent with the law or of being lawful or unlawful in a given jurisdiction, and the construct of power.

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Organizations relating to Legality

Mobile Mediterranean University of Mastology / Ioannina, Greece / Est. 1992
European Association for the Teaching of Legal Theory / London, UK / Est. 1989
International Association of Legal Methodology / Sherbrooke QC, Canada / Est. 1986
Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1991
World Association of Lawyers / Rockville MD, USA / Est. 1975
Legal Network International / Geneva, Switzerland
Union for the International Registration of Audiovisual Works / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1991
Clarity / Lansing MI, USA / Est. 1983
Southern African Legal Assistance Network / Dar es Salaam, Tanzania UR / Est. 1994
Interlegal / Dortmund, Germany / Est. 1987
International NGO Task Group on Legal and Institutional Matters / New York NY, USA / Est. 1991
Court of Justice of the Andean Community / Quito, Ecuador / Est. 1979
Foundation for Legal Knowledge Systems / Est. 1988
Global Legal Empowerment Network / Washington DC, USA / Est. 2010
Africa Evidence Network / Est. 2012
German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation / Bonn, Germany / Est. 1992
Australasian Legal Information Institute / Broadway Nedlands NSW, Australia
Institute of International Legal Studies, Quezon City / Quezon City, Philippines / Est. 1989
Institute of Air and Space Law, Montréal / Montréal QC, Canada / Est. 1951
International Law Institute, Washington DC / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1955
Center for International Legal Cooperation / The Hague, Netherlands
Institut de financement du développement du Maghreb Arabe, Tunis / Tunis, Tunisia / Est. 1981
Istituto di Studi Giuridici Internazionali / Rome, Italy
Institute for European Tort Law / Vienna, Austria / Est. 2002
Atlantic States Legal Foundation / Syracuse NY, USA / Est. 1982
International Organization on Computer Evidence
Asociación Internacional de Abogacia Preventiva / Buenos Aires, Argentina / Est. 1993
International Legal Aid Association / Est. 1958
International Legal Union / Est. 1929
International Practical Scientific Legal Centre
African Legal Information Institute / Est. 2010
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance / Strasbourg, France / Est. 1993
Association of Legal Administrators / Chicago IL, USA / Est. 1971
Institute of European Legal Orders, Augsburg University / Augsburg, Germany
International Legal Technology Association / Austin TX, USA
Convention Abolishing the Legalization of Documents in the Member States of the European Communities / Est. 1987
Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union / Est. 2000
Agreement on Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora / Est. 1994
Arrangement Relating to the Legal Status of Russian and Armenian Refugees / Est. 1928
Convention Concerning the Recognition of the Legal Personality of Foreign Companies, Associations and Institutions / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1956
Benelux Treaty on the Execution of Legal Decisions in Penal Matters / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1968
Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1961
Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects / Rome, Italy / Est. 1995
Convention Concerning the Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities of Inter-state Economic Organizations Active in Certain Spheres of Cooperation / Est. 1980
Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1970
Agreement Concerning the Legal Status of Staff Employed in Nordic Institutions / Est. 1974
Inter-American Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1975
Agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Belgium, of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on the One Hand, and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, on the other Hand, Concerning the Re-admission of Persons Who Have Entered or Resided Illegally / Est. 1992
Protocol Concerning Mutual Assistance in the Conduct of Legal Proceedings / Est. 1957
Agreement for the Readmittance of Aliens Who Have Illegally Entered the Territory of Another Contracting Party / Est. 1952

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World Problems relating to Legality

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Unethical practices relating to development
Inadequate evidence to convict known offenders
Unethical practices of environmentalists
Unauthorized tobacco manufacture and distribution
Deprivation of means of self-defence
Lotteries
Unethical practices of government
Illicit drug trafficking
Unethical commercial practices
Unethical practices in politics
Militarization of children
Cultivation of illegal drugs
Unethical practices in forestry
Uncontrolled use of computer data
Unnatural methods of conception of same-sex parents
Scientific misconduct
Criminalization of euthanasia
Illegal induced abortion
Prohibitive cost of linguistic interpretation in legal proceedings
Abusive traffic in immigrant workers
Unethical practices of accountants
Discrimination against juveniles in judicial proceedings due to protective legislation
Lawsuits abuse
International trade in endangered species
Excessive portrayal of substance abuse in the media

Action Strategies relating to Legality

From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential

Researching legal aspects of biodiversity protection
Protecting children's rights
Obtaining legal status for natural populations
Establishing procedures for legal redress for environmental harm
Reviewing national legal systems
Adopting laws to prevent the illegal export or import of hazardous waste
Removing legal prejudice towards informal-sector activities
Ensuring equal access to legal redress for environmental harm
Improving cooperation to prevent illegal transboundary movements of dangerous products
Preventing movement of weapons-usable nuclear materials to non-nuclear states
Using legal measures to ensure disaster-sensitive development
Strengthening legal requirements for environmental impact assessments
Legally controlling production of children per couple
Setting up information systems to detect illegal traffic in hazardous waste
Implementing environmental legal agreements
Proposing legal controls on parenthood
Simplifying legal language
Developing legal ethics
Developing alert systems to detect illegal traffic in dangerous products
Whistleblowing
Reducing illegal research assistance for students
Supporting legal selfhelp
Making economic agreements for biodiversity conservation
Expanding use of information technology for law
Using evidence-based health care

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